时事热点 专题13 环保（3期） --冲刺中考英语阅读理解专项训练（练习版）.docx

时事热点 冲刺2022年中考英语阅读理解（3期） 专题13 环保 Passage 1 （2021·山东·龙口市教学研究室九年级期末） 题意：环境保护，介绍了新兴的在锻炼时捡垃圾的plogging运动，提醒人们做plogging时需要注意自己的安全。 New Exercise Trend Also Helps Environment For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to exercise. But we often see the rubbish all over the ground. It not only damages our environment but also affects our good mood. Then what should we do? Some people are plogging to exercise and protect our environment. But what is it? “Plogging” began in Sweden. The name combines (结合) the Swedish word “plocka,” which means to pick up some rubbish, and the word “jogging,” which means to run slowly. A Swedish man named Erik Ahlstr?m, started the movement in 2016. On the World Environment Day website, Ahlstr?m says that each day he rode his bike to work and one day he paid attention to the rubbish in the street. So, he began picking up the rubbish. And that is how plogging was born! Today, plogging is an official activity, one that is becoming more and more popular. “Plogging is equal parts exercise and community service, it can also build closer social connections in a community.” the expert Julie Lawson explains. Plogging can be fun, too. When Dana Allen uses this way to exercise around D．C．, she invites her friends. They feel very happy. Allen always does it more than three times a week. I would just hope people would think twice before dropping the rubbish on the ground. It’s easy to put your rubbish in the trash cans.” It’s important to do something before plogging. Ploggers need do some balancing exercises first. Then, they must put on protective gloves. There are rules for plogging. Ploggers must pay attention to those around them. Stopping quickly in the street to pick up some rubbish might cause an accident. Plogging is becoming more and more popular, it’s a good way to exercise and protect our environment, so let’s do it together now. 1．What does the word “plogging” mean? A．It means people pick up some rubbish while they exercise. B．